You can’t see him… but history just did.
At WrestleMania 41, John Cena officially surpassed Ric Flair’s legendary record to become a 17-time WWE World Champion, thanks to a well-timed low blow, a title shot to the face, and an assist from—yes, seriously—Travis Scott and his shiny Hardcore Championship belt.
The match, billed as Cena’s final WrestleMania main event, saw him square off against Cody Rhodes, the man who “finished his story” last year. This time, Cena came in like a man who didn’t just want gold—he wanted payback and maybe a little chaos. Gone was the hustle, loyalty, and respect. In its place? Stiff lariats, stomps to the foot, and enough vintage heel energy to make Thuganomics-era Cena smirk from a time portal.
Cody tried to rally, nailing a Cody Cutter and Cross Rhodes, but Cena had already wiped out the ref like it was an online pre-order. Taking full advantage of WWE’s time-honored “If no one’s watching, it’s totally legal” clause, Cena ripped off the top turnbuckle and dented Cody’s skull with it before delivering a crushing Attitude Adjustment.
Enter: Travis Scott.
To the shock of 60,000+ fans and every Reddit thread in existence, the rapper walked out to “FE!N” with a custom WWE Hardcore title slung over his shoulder. Cena raised his hand like a tag partner in some kind of crossover fever dream. And right as Cody looked ready to close the match, Scott pulled the ref out of the ring like he was skipping a bad ending.
Scott tried to slap Cody. Cody responded with a Cross Rhodes, because hip-hop interference only goes so far. But the distraction worked. Cena grabbed the WWE title belt and got ready to eat steel himself—until he begged Cody not to do it.
And Cody hesitated. Because morals.
Cue: LOW BLOW.
Cue: TITLE SHOT TO THE FACE.
Cue: Ref magically regains consciousness.
Cue: One. Two. Seventeen.
John Cena now stands alone as the most decorated world champion in WWE history.
No Rock. No clean finish. No problem.